7Seas News & Tips

• July 30: About Zero XP Catches and Nondeliveries (UPDATED)
• July 13: Shirts, Marlins, and New Vendors!
• June 29: Tuna, Salmon, and Reminder About Sass!
• June 22: Venom Fish, Flying Fish, and 7Seas 3.0 News
• June 7: Touched by an Angelfish
• June 5: Beware of the Mute-ants
• ...and more!

July 30: About Zero XP Catches and Nondeliveries (UPDATED)

Hi there! A lot of folks have been asking about these two issues with 7Seas. A long-winded explanation is now available -- lucky you! Click to read the details about why you sometimes get strange XP on your catches, and undelivered fish and bait.

Also, be sure to check either "7Seas Fishing" or "7Seas Social Chat" group notices for a freebie crab! Let's sympathize over our lag issues together with this crabby crab.

(Updated July 30th to note that we've located and eliminated the source of 90% of all nondeliveries. Yaaay!)

July 13: Shirts, Marlins, and New Vendors!

Uhoh! A cargo ship upended off the coast of Bay City, spilling crates of 7Seas t-shirts into the water. Can you fish any out? If so, you're welcome to them! Also, a variety of marlin have been seen in the waters!

Last week, we issued a "passive update" to our Gear Vendors, a non-mandatory upgrade which adds a few new features to tide us over until the big 3.0 launch in August. If you'd like the new 2.2 Vendors, use your Proof of Purchase (wear it, click it) to fetch a fresh copy of the Fishing Area Kit. Don't have a Proof of Purchase object? Send an IM to 7Seas Sass asking for one, along with a a Landmark to your fishing area.

June 29: Tuna, Salmon, and Reminder About Sass!

Tuna and Salmon will be swimming around within a day at a fishing area near you! These are the first of our "game fish" sets, traditional fishermen's delights, and are available in corresponding sizes based on rarity. How much can YOU haul away? See the Fish List.

Also, a reminder -- ALL 7Seas questions, support issues, or item nondeliveries need to be sent to 7Seas Sass by IM, not to Seven Shikami or anyone else. Doing so will only delay prompt response to your message, as we must forward them along to her anyway. Fishing area owners, tell your fishers -- fishers, tell your friends. Get the word out! The less time we spend rerouting things, the more time we can devote to new fish, new features, and new fun!

June 22: Venom Fish, Flying Fish, and 7Seas 3.0 News

The beautiful and dangerous Venom Fish are in the waters! Common and UltraRare variants are available. Also new, four SuperUltraRare types of Flying Fish! They'll all be at your local fishing area within a day. See the Fish List.

7Seas 3.0, a complete upgrade to the game sporting all sorts of new features, will be launching late July / early August. We're timing it to take advantage of Mono, a new technology Linden Lab™ is introducing that speeds up scripted gadgets and gives us more memory to work with.

The rods will be launching first, shortly after Mono launches, followed a few weeks later by updated fishing area components. Stay tuned to "7Seas Fishing" and "7Seas Social Chat" groups for news on how you can get in on the beta testing and prepare your areas for the new features!

June 7: Touched by an Angelfish

A new wave of fish will be arriving at a fishing area new you within a day! Angelfish are here, in a wide variety... freshwater, saltwater, color changing, and uniques! See the Fish List for details. More fish and new game features are coming soon!

June 5: Beware of the Mute-ants

Hi, folks! We're amidst some summer vacations for our staff and other personal affairs, which explains the quiet lately -- but rest assured, we've got plans from June onward for upgrades, new fish, and more. But first... let's talk about muting.

Are you not getting half the fish you caught? Never seem to get the bait you purchased? Are the 7Seas staff members... eeriely quiet when you try to contact them? It could be your Mute List.

It's very, very easy to accidentally mute someone or something in Second Life™. Let's say you catch some boring common fish you already have, and you go to click 'Decline' when the blue box pops up. But wait! You accidentally click the 'Mute' button that's right next to it, without realizing. What happens then is that one or more of our item servers get 'muted' and can no longer send you fish or paid items, or worse, the owner of the server gets muted... and suddenly one of the Shikamis is not very talkative.

You can check your mute list by clicking the ^ up arrow next to your blue 'Communicate' button, then selecting 'Mute List'. Make sure the following are NOT on your list:

• Seven Shikami
• Jen Shikami
• Meissa Thorne
• 7Seas Sass
• Anything named 'Item Server' or '7Seas Server'

Prevent nondeliveries before they happen, and doublecheck your mute list today!

May 18: Mermaids, Pants, and the Fishing Area List!

Three totally random things to announce!

One of our most requested items ever is arriving at a fishing area near you -- MERMAIDS! These friendly seafolk are ready to swim on up and be your friends. Check the Fish List for details.

We've finally got some pants! Men's Swim Trunks in three different colors are available.

Also -- want to get your fishing area added to this website? We've started a Public Fishing Area List! See page for details on how you can get your area listed, driving traffic to your locale!

May 1: Team Fishing Challenges, Motorboats, and Proof of Purchases!

Our first major contest feature update is here! Our Hippotech updater will be sending area owners Contest Board 2.1 and other goodies soon!

• Team Fishing Challenges! Teams of up to 3 fishers combine their scores in a team vs. team contest! Included are colored team crates you can use, or owners of Team Motorboats can use that instead.
• Team Motorboats! Three-seater Team Motorboats are available for L$500, and not only count as a team in a TFC, they also act as mobile fishing servers! (Note: the fishing area must allow you to rez objects, and must use standard SL™ water for boats to work.)
• Personal Motorboats! Don't want to spend money? Find the Salvage needed to craft one of these two-seat motorboats! They don't count as a team in a TFC but are also mobile fishing servers.
• Proof of Purchase! Did you accidentally delete something from your inventory, or lose anything to an SL™ bug? Did an update just get announced and you don't wanna wait for Hippotech to automatically send it to you? Whip out your PoP, give it a click, and the current area kit will be re-delivered to you! Entirely optional, of course.

Enjoy your new boats and team contests, folks! If you're reading this the evening of May 1st, it may take six hours for the boats to "trickle down" to your fish servers and gear vendors, but you can re-rez them if you just GOTTA have a head start.

Apr 30: Boats are coming -- and looky, new website!

Coming Thursday/Friday... MOTORBOATS! Actual oceanic vehicular mayhem, from 7Seas. More details on purchasable Team Motorboats, blueprint based Personal Motorboats, and the new Team Fishing Challenge contest type... all coming Thursday night!

Also, we've revamped the website! Some areas still need work, so pardon our mess, but we'll be filling it out soon. We've also migrated to www.7SeasFishing.com! The old link will still work for the time being. New MOTD signs using the new link will be available via passive updating by the end of the week. (...what's passive updating? Well, stay tuned for news on that.)

Apr 24: Please welcome 7Seas Sass, Tech Support Agent!

We've got a new hire! Now you've got a single point of contact for all 7Seas technical issues... 7Seas Sass!

• Broken 2.0 Rod? Send her the rod and an IM of what level you were.
• Paid for something but didn't get it? Send her an IM asking for a replacement.
• Caught a nice fish but it never arrived? Send her an IM asking for a replacement.
• Any other questions? You get the idea. :D

Please don't send requests like those to Seven Shikami; he'll just forward them to 7Seas Sass, resulting in a delay. We'll be sending around Gear Vendor 2.1's next week (didn't wanna overburden you!) which instruct buyers to contact 7Seas Sass instead.

Fishing area owners -- tell your fishers who to contact if any of them encounter issues! Get the word out. Thanks, and welcome, 7Seas Sass!

Apr 21: Spin, spin, stop? Why won't my fish swim?

Are your wearable fish pets not swimming around you? Are the fish in your Home Aquarium or other 7Seas aquariums not rotating? Congrats, you've found a SL bug.

The issue has been reported to the Lindens and reported on blog.secondlife.com. A fix is coming with the 1.21 server push, although the Lindens admit it may not completely fix the problem. Until then, restarting the entire sim MAY fix it temporarily, but we advise you to just grin and bear it for now.

Apr 20: 7Seas Social Chat Open for Business!

We've now got TWO groups in SL dedicated to 7Seas! "7Seas Fishing" is for release notices and freebies only, with group chat not allowed, to cut down on spam. But if you're the sort who enjoys a bit of ongoing chat about fishing, you'll want to join "7Seas Social Chat" instead!

The 7SC group gets all the same notices and freebies the 7F group gets, but has no ban on group chatting. Hop in and get to know your fishing community! Talk with the 7Seas devs! Promote your contests as they happen! Find out where those secret fishing holes are! The world's your oyster with 7Seas Social Chat.

Apr 18: All About 7Seas 2.0

What's this -- you just landed that SuperUltraRare, but didn't get it? Your vendor isn't giving you stuff you paid for? It's time to upgrade your fishing rods and fishing areas to 7Seas Version 2.0!

2.0 Fishing Rods

Version 2.0 of our rods has a more reliable delivery system! Upgrades are available for Casual, Pro, Tiny Pro, and the catchable Sack of Dynamite "fishing rod".

You should get an upgrade kit when you wear your rod, but if you don't get a kit, you should IM 7Seas Sass requesting an upgrade kit for a Casual, Pro, Tiny Pro, or TNT rod. Please only send one IM. Thanks!

If for ANY REASON your rod does not get a proper transfer of your XP, bait, and levels, don't panic! Free replacements are available. Send 7Seas Sass your broken fishing rod and a single IM explaining what level you were previously, and we'll fix you up!

(Note that non-2.0 fishing areas and rods may be unusable at this time. The problem is that the Lindens™ broke SL™'s scripted email functionality, which wrecked the game. 2.0 uses a different technology entirely. Apologies for the upgrade mania, but it's out of our hands due to SL problems!)

2.0 Fishing Areas

Fishing area owners -- you'll want to upgrade, too! 2.0 servers, vendors, and contest boards are available. You should get your kit within a day, but if you don't get it for whatever reason, send 7Seas Sass a SLurl to your fishing area (as proof of ownership) and we'll get you what you need.

7Seas Fishing Group & MOTD Signs

Want to stay on top of 7Seas updates and other critically important information? Join the "7Seas Fishing" group! It's the best way to know about what's going on as it's going on.

This Message-of-the-Day board is a available through any vendor for $1, for free as part of all future Fishing Area Kits, and distributed as a 7Seas Fishing group freebie. (All the more reason to join our group! Free fish, free toys, and more!)